Director, Mental Health Product Development - Waterloo, Canada - Sun Life

Sun Life

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

You are as unique as your background, experience and point of view. Here, you'll be encouraged, empowered and challenged to be your best self.

You'll work with dynamic colleagues - experts in their fields - who are eager to share their knowledge with you.

Your leaders will inspire and help you reach your potential and soar to new heights.

Every day, you'll have new and exciting opportunities to make life brighter for our Clients - who are at the heart of everything we do.

Discover how you can make a difference in the lives of individuals, families and communities around the world.

At Sun Life Health, we are re-imagining the way Canadians manage their health. In this vision, all Canadians will be able to access personalized solutions that can improve their health outcomes.

One of the ways we do this is through our Group Benefits business, in which have a leading product shelf that reaches millions of Canadians.

Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, Mental Health Solutions, the
Director, Mental Health Product Development will be accountable for the oversight and evolution of Group Benefits' mental health product shelf.

We are looking for a strategic thinker with a passion for improving health outcomes, a strong product leader with proven ability to drive business growth, and a team player who loves to lead teams and be part of a fast-paced culture.

What will you do?

Product vision and strategy: evolve the mental health product vision, with keen focus on driving business growth, shaping the industry through innovation, and maintaining market leadership.
Product development: drive product development from concept to implementation, including feasibility, business case, project initiation & oversight, gotomarket planning, and value realization. Work collaboratively with multiple internal and external stakeholders to bring product vision to life.
Product management: assess product performance across all levers and optimize continuously for maximum value.
Team leadership: lead a team of Product Managers and build a bestinclass team through providing effective guidance and coaching.
External relationships: manage vendor relationships and cultivate strategic partnerships.

What do you need to succeed?

Ability to 'get stuff done' in a complex and fastpaced business environment.
Highly developed leadership and influencing capabilities, ability to effectively manage relationships across the organization to deliver against objectives.
Experienced people manager and product leader, drawing on experience from both domains to build strong product team.
Strong strategic orientation: ability to identify and pursue opportunities that will either build on or extend our business model.
Proven balance of analytical and creative problemsolving skills, ability to focus on the critical business issues in a datadriven and factbased manner.
A thought leader, inquisitive and comfortable in challenging the status quo, infinitely curious.
A good understanding of the Canadian mental health landscape and the group benefits industry.
A university degree, post graduate studies in management would be considered an asset.
5+ years of relevant work experience (product management, strategy, health tech).
As this position is posted in several locations, bilingualism (French and English, both oral and written) is required for Quebec only for the frequent interactions with English and Frenchspeaking colleagues or internal partners across Canada or worldwide.

What's in it for you?

Working together, sharing common values, and encouraging growth & achievement
Flexible Benefits from the day you join to meet the needs of you and your family.
We're proud to be recognized as a company with a 2023 Most Trusted Executive team by Great Place to Work Canada
Join one of our many Inclusion Networks. These voluntary, employeeled groups are dedicated to creating connection, fostering inclusivity, and building community.
Charitable giving through our You Give, We Give program lets you give back to your community and in many cases, we'll match your contributions.

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At Sun Life we strive to create a flexible work environment where our employees are empowered to do their best work.

Several flexible work options are available and can be discussed throughout the selection process depending on the role requirements and individual needs.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Salary Range:

105,000/ ,000/175 000

Job Category:

Product

Posting End Date:

01/05/2024